Amalia Avloniti
GNO Chorus Member, Mezzo-Soprano
Greek mezzo-soprano, she was born in Germany, where she started piano at the age of seven. She studied voice with Αntigoni Sgourda at the Athenaeum Conservatory, Athens (diploma with honors and first prize) and attended masterclasses with Μarina Krilovici, Αris Christofellis, Antonia Lavanne, Nelly Miricioiu-Kirk, Ingeborg Danz και Μechthild Stamatakis. She made her debut in Swit zerland (Ernen, 1999) as Cornelia (Handel's Giulio Cesare in Egitto). In 2003 she attended a masterclass with Helmuth Rilling at the Ιnternational Bach Academy, Stuttgart, and performed as a soloist in Bach’s St Matthew Passion at the Athens Concert Hall. Since 2000 she has been a permanent member of the Chorus of the Greek Natio nal Opera, where she has also sung in such operas as Die Entfüh rung aus dem Serail, Marathon-Salamis, Orfeo ed Euridice, Le comte Ory, Madama Butterfly, Carmen, Der fliegende Holländer. She has given concerts in Greece and abroad. // Last update of the biography: October 2017 - The list of the productions below is updated.